text_original: The circuits were too large for effective 188 THE DAWN OF MEDIAEVAL EUROPE supervision ; the missi were unpaid and only held office for short periods ; and the local counts appear to have evaded their control in various ways — as, for example, by persuading suitors to hold back their cases till the unwelcome intruders had paid their visit.
text_transcription: THE CIRCUITS WERE TOO LARGE FOR EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION THE MISSY WERE UNPAID AND ONLY HELD OFFICE FOR SHORT PERIODS AND THE LOCAL COUNTS APPEAR TO HAVE EVADED THEIR CONTROL IN VARIOUS WAYS AS FOR EXAMPLE BY PERSUADING SUITORS TO HOLD BACK THEIR CASES TILL THE UNWELCOME INTRUDERS HAD PAID THEIR VISIT
phonemes: ðə sˈɜːkɪts wɜː tˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒ fɔːɹ ɪfˈɛktɪv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp suːpɚvˈɪʒən ; ðə mˈɪsi wɜːɹ ʌnpˈeɪd ænd ˈoʊnli hˈɛld ˈɑːfɪs fɔːɹ ʃˈɔːɹt pˈiəɹɪədz ; ænd ðə lˈoʊkəl kˈaʊnts ɐpˈɪɹ tə hæv ɪvˈeɪdᵻd ðɛɹ kəntɹˈoʊl ɪn vˈɛɹiəs wˈeɪz — æz, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, baɪ pɚswˈeɪdɪŋ sˈuːɾɚz tə hˈoʊld bˈæk ðɛɹ kˈeɪsᵻz tˈɪl ðɪ ʌnwˈɛlkʌm ɪntɹˈuːdɚz hæd pˈeɪd ðɛɹ vˈɪzɪt.